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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 919-117

…cation form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée electronically by 15 May 2022 at the latest.This form must be accompanied by:1° Documents proving that the foreign sales acti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Associate practitioners.

Article R6152-632

…ise outside the scope of their duties.The provisions of the first paragraph apply until 31 December 2022.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Withdrawal of sentence reductions in the event of non-compliance with obligations

Article D147-43

…rovided for by article 712-6, including in the case of a person sentenced for acts committed before 14 December 2005 and for whom the first judicial supervision was ordered by the sentence enforcement…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-15

…person responsible for the damage is not insured or the insurance cover provided for in article L. 1142-2 has been exhausted or has expired, the Office instituted in article L. 1142-22 is substituted…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-7

…2° Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community; 3° Article 3(1) a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-5

The rules applicable in mainland France by virtue of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017 are applicable in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and the French Southern and Antarctic Territ…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General obligations

Article R322-7

…ed after consultation with the sports federation holding the delegation mentioned in article L. 131-14 for the disciplines concerned.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-6

…ncial support for film distribution for each film released or due to be released in cinemas between 14 October 2020 and 18 November 2020 and between 15 December 2020 and 6 January 2021.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Taking a sample

Article R512-19

…A receipt given to the owner or holder of the goods under the conditions set out in article R. 512-14 mentions the quantity rendered unusable.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 4: Holding of the appeal hearing

Article R342-17

…sident of the court of appeal or his delegate does not intend to reject, pursuant to article L. 342-14, the declaration of appeal without a hearing, the clerk of the court of appeal informs the partie…

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